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Lesson 8 Prefixes and Suffixes
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
10/13/2008
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
to, toward
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
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bi
 Definition
two, double, twice, both
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
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con-
 Definition
together, with; thoroughly, very
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
down, away from, absent
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dis-
 Definition
apart, away
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ex-
 Definition
out of, away from
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extra-
 Definition
on the outside, beyond
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in-
 Definition
in, into; not; very, throughly
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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non-
 Definition
not
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mult-
 Definition
many, much, affecting many parts
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ob-
 Definition
against, toward; very, thoroughly
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per-
 Definition
through; very, thoroughly
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post-
 Definition
after, following
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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pro-
 Definition
forward, in front
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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retro-
 Definition
backward, in back, behind
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se-
 Definition
apart, away from
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sub-
 Definition
under
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super-
 Definition
over, above, excess
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-an
 Definition
pertaining to, located in
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to, located in
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-arium
 Definition
denotes a place for something
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-ary
 Definition
denotes a place for something
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-ate
 Definition
having the form of, resembling
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-ile
 Definition
pertaining to, capable of
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-lent
 Definition
full of
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-ose
 Definition
full of
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